Hi, I’m Gamze Tekin Larsson. I’m a clinical psychologist and a CBT therapist. I completed my undergraduate studies in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Yeditepe University in 2014 and earned a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Uskudar University in 2019. Since then, I have attended many international training sessions, conferences, and workshops to expand my knowledge and skills in the field of psychology.
My journey with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) began in 2016 and it has become an integral part of my therapeutic approach ever since. Additionally, I’ve started training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a third-wave CBT therapy, enhancing my repertoire of therapeutic techniques.
My professional focus is on anxiety-related conditions, which includes generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias. I also specialize in obsessive-compulsive disorder, anger management, and sleep-related issues.
Living in a lively city with people from all around the world, I've worked with a lot of individuals from different backgrounds which expanded my understanding of cultural sensitivities. I look forward to assisting you on your journey to improved mental well-being. Below, you'll find a comprehensive list of the congresses, workshops, and training programs I've completed to enhance my professional qualifications:
- 9th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Berlin
- 5th National Congress of the Turkish Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Istanbul
- 2nd Congress of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, Ankara
- 50th Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Athens
- 3rd Congress of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, Ankara
- 53rd Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Antalya
- CBT for Behavioral Addictions (workhop)
- Desirable Difficulties: Optimizing Exposure Therapy for OCD using Inhibitory Learning (workshop) – Jonathan S.
Abramowitz - Imagery Rescripting (workshop)- Arnaud Arntz
- Experiential Process-Based Therapy Practices (workshop)
- Suicide Behaviors: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach (workshop)- Sedat Batmaz
- Reversing the damage caused by OCD: Empowering people with OCD to choose to change in order to reclaim their life (workshop) – Paul Salkovskis
- Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Brief Interventions (workshop) – Patricia Robinson& Kirk Strosahl
- Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adults and Adolescents (workshop) – David M. Clark
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Decision Making: Helping Clients Avoid Problematic Choice (workshop)- Robert Leahy
- Integrative CBT for Bipolar Disorder (workshop)- Corry Newman
- Compassion-Focused and Vulnerability training for Gender and Sexual Minority Clients (workshop)- Matthew Skinta
- Conceptualising and Treating High-Risk and Complexity: What Does Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Have to Offer? (workshop) – Michaela Swales
- Obsessions and Compulsions: A New Treatment for an Old Problem (workshop)- David A. Clark
- Build Resilience with Strengths-Based CBT (workshop)-Christine Padesky
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Theoretical Training – The Turkish Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills Training– The Turkish Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Supervision– The Turkish Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Immersion (May 2020- August 2020) – Steven Hayes
- Couples and Family Therapy (September 2017 – September 2022) – Murat Dokur
- Schema Therapy Theoretical Training- Alp Karaosmanoglu